The versatile 21-year-old says he wants to make himself a more complete player by taking more opportunities after missing two good chances against Arsenal on Sunday

Manchester United defender Phil Jones says he wants to become a more complete player and is craving the chance to add goals to his game.

The 21-year-old has just two goals in his entire career, both of which arrived within four days of each other last season when he scored the winner for the Red Devils against Aston Villa in December 2011 before grabbing a late consolation against Basel in the Champions League.

The England international was disappointed not to convert the two headed chances he was presented with against Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday and says he needs to work on that aspect of his game.

“The first one was easier, I think I should have put that one away,” he told reporters.

“The second chance was a bit more difficult. If it had been in the air for a couple more seconds, I might have got on the end of it with a cleaner connection.

“Scoring is probably something I need to work on. Hopefully I’ll get one before the end of the season.”

The former Blackburn player says United were disappointed to leave north London with a point because it means they can no longer break Chelsea’s total points record in the Premier League.

“In the first half, I would have said a point was a good result,” added Jones.

“But having seen what we put on in the second half, we are disappointed not to have come away with all three points.”

Jones’ eyes are now set on lifting the Premier League trophy in front of United’s fans on May 12 after their encounter with Swansea.

“Winning the league is obviously something you dream of as a kid. It’s going to be an amazing day when we lift the trophy,” he added.

The versatile 21-year-old says he wants to make himself a more complete player by taking more opportunities after missing two good chances against Arsenal on Sunday

Manchester United defender Phil Jones says he wants to become a more complete player by adding goals to his game.

The 21-year-old has just two goals in his entire career, both of which arrived within four days of each other last season when he scored the winner for the Red Devils against Aston Villa in December 2011 before grabbing a late consolation against Basel in the Champions League.

The England international was disappointed not to convert the two headed chances he was presented with against Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday and says he needs to work on that aspect of his game.

“The first one was easier, I think I should have put that one away,” he told reporters.

“The second chance was a bit more difficult. If it had been in the air for a couple more seconds, I might have got on the end of it with a cleaner connection.

“Scoring is probably something I need to work on. Hopefully I’ll get one before the end of the season.”

The former Blackburn player says United were disappointed to leave north London with a point because it means they can no longer break Chelsea’s total points record in the Premier League.

“In the first half, I would have said a point was a good result,” added Jones.

“But having seen what we put on in the second half, we are disappointed not to have come away with all three points.”

Jones’ eyes are now set on lifting the Premier League trophy in front of United’s fans on May 12 after their encounter with Swansea.

“Winning the league is obviously something you dream of as a kid. It’s going to be an amazing day when we lift the trophy,” he added.

The Red Devils’ boss says he has already began looking at potential signings over the last three or four months as he aims to enhance his side ahead of next season’s campaign

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he has already identified his summer transfer targets, and has begun work on strengthening his squad ahead of next season.

The 71-year-old believes Manchester United have a solid foundation to their squad but says the club will again try to be competitive in the transfer market after landing Robin van Persie and Shinji Kagawa last summer.

The Scot wants to compliment his young talent, who will mature over the next few years, with additional quality to help United retain their title against challenges from big spending Manchester City and Chelsea.

“Hopefully the players we bring into the club in the next year or so will be of the quality we need,” Sir Alex told the club’s official magazine.

“We’re competitive in the market – we’re not Chelsea or Manchester City in terms of money but we’re competitive.

“We’ve been doing a bit of work on that over the last three or four months, targeting who the players are that we feel could enhance us, make us better or help us maintain the level we’re at.

“You have to look at the structure of the club at present, in terms of the number of first-team players we have at 23 or under.

“David De Gea, Rafael, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Alex Buttner, Nick Powell, Tom Cleverley and Danny Welbeck. Shinji Kagawa and Chicharito are 24. Jonny Evans is 25 and Wayne Rooney is hitting his peak at 27.

“Older players like Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand may be coming towards the end of their careers, but these younger players are the foundation for the next five or six years, irrespective of the players breaking through, like Adnan Januzaj, the Belgian boy, who’s really looking very good.”

The 41-year-old has been appointed to officiate Sunday’s Premier League clash, seven weeks after taking charge of the FA Cup quarter-final between the two sides

Howard Webb has been appointed as referee for the Premier League tie between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford on Sunday.

The 41-year-old, who took charge of the 2010 World Cup final, is no stranger to controversial games between the two English giants with both clubs vocal critics of decisions from the official during past encounters.

Former Liverpool player Ryan Babel infamously tweeted a mocked-up photo of Webb wearing a United shirt following a 1-0 defeat in January 2011, with the message: “And they call him one of the best referees? That’s a joke.”

Babel subsequently became the first footballer to be disciplined by the Football Association as a result of a social media post.

Webb also clashed with former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho following a disallowed Salomon Kalou’s goal against Blackburn in September 2007, resulting in the Portuguese demanding an apology from the referee.

The last time Webb took charge of a game involving both United and Chelsea was March’s FA Cup quarter-final, which ended 2-2.

Manchester United have won 13 and lost just one out of the 15 Premier League games that Webb has officiated at Old Trafford.

Webb has also been called up to officiate Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund at Santiago Bernabeu.

The Manchester United defender believes their Premier League title win means that his team-mate made the correct decision leaving the Emirates for Old Trafford

Patrice Evra insists Robin van Persie made the right choice leaving Arsenal, and believes Manchester United’s Premier League title victory this season proves the Dutchman’s decision was the correct one.

Van Persie spent eight years with the Gunners before moving to Old Trafford last August for £22.5 million [€26.8m], and the Dutchman has shown his undeniable quality by netting 25 league goals, a record for the most goals in a debut campaign for the club, to lead the Red Devils to their 20th league title.

The 29-year-old scored against his former club in their 1-1 draw at the Emirates on Sunday and chose not to celebrate, but that didn’t deter the Arsenal fans from taunting him throughout the match, something which Evra cannot understand.

“I still don’t understand why the fans boo him,” he told reporters. “I am disappointed that the fans have quickly forgotten what he did for the club. I think he felt it as well.

“He hasn’t made the wrong choice. It was a long time that he didn’t win the league title [at Arsenal]. He has come to Manchester United and won it.”

Sunday’s strike means Van Persie is now just one short of 30 goals in all competitions this season, and boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes hitting that milestone will justify the money Manchester United had to part with to bring him to Old Trafford.

“He has the chance to reach 30,” the Scot told reporters. “If he does that, it justifies all our faith and hope in him.”